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McKee, Kentucky Weather

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McKee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

McKee, KY
Friday, June 5 at 1:35 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
McKee, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKee, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 82°
McKee, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    80°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°61°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°63°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    27%
    0.04″
    69°65°-14°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    29%
    0.13″
    69°64°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    69°66°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    33%
    0.24″
    78°66°+9°
McKee, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 24°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 10 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McKee, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.0976.2976.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McKee, KY
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
McKee, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.4mi
UNLIMITED
118 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:35 UTC ·McKee, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:35 UTC ·McKee, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McKee, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKee, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKee, KY
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McKee, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
2:48 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
McKee, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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McKee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — McKee

SPC has placed McKee in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in McKee

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.